Associations to the word «Hyperborean»

Wiktionary

HYPERBOREAN, noun. One of a race of people in Greek mythology living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
HYPERBOREAN, noun. (usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north.
HYPERBOREAN, adjective. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area.

Dictionary definition

HYPERBOREAN, noun. (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind.

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